Favorite Web2.0 Tools!

As future teachers, Web2.0 can be extremely useful. As we are well aware, there often will be times when we do prep work at home. Web2.0 is a safe, secure place to store work at home and be able to retrieve it on our work computers. Web2.0 can also provide a place for students to collaborate and share information in a new technology setting, enhancing excitement in the classroom.

A tool specifically designed through Web2.0 that is helpful in this area is Dropbox:

We have all been there, the sheer panic and terror as our computer freezes or “crashes” only 2 days after we finished a large portion of that big research paper only for the “Geek Squad” at Best Buy to tell us that “it’s a total loss”. With Dropbox the worry is eliminated! Not only do you have your hard work on your trusty computer, but you also have it on Dropbox where you can access it any time (even when the trusty computer becomes not-so-trusty). This tool is invaluable for those of us in school and as future teachers. We have enough to worry about without worrying that our computer will crash or we will misplace our flashdrive. This is a fantastic and FREE! tool useful for students and teachers alike!

Dropbox! - check it out! Another great feature is more free space the more friends you have to join! No better time for peer pressure :-)